Some Trepidation...Dorney/Great Adventure This Weekend

I'm a little worried about this closing weekend for these two Northeast parks. There's no rain predicted for Allentown tomorrow. But There is for Sunday, so I imagine some will switch days and come Saturday. They're also pushing a "Bring-a-Friend For $14.99" offer for passholders. Last Saturday of Haunt, Hurricane coming through, good deals...this could be a perfect storm leading to crowds not often seen in Dorney's dry side. I'm meeting my guests around 11, and I hope to do most if not all major rides before the Haunt kicks in at 7. I have Fright Lane for a certain number of Haunt attractions.

Sunday? I dunno. There's a good chance of rain in Jersey as Hurricane Sandy approaches, although they're saying the HEAVIEST rains will arrive late Monday/early Tuesday. Will it be as crowded as what Jen and I saw last weekend? I doubt it.

I guess we'll see what happens.

To all heading out, have a blast and be careful with the weather.

Mike

The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist...

Re: Some Trepidation...Dorney/Great Adventure This Weekend by
alpengeistno3 at 10/26/12 8:57:57 PM

I already mentioned this to you, but for the board's sake, Travel Channel and SFA has "cancelled" (well, actually "moved" would be a more appropriate word) the Sunday Batwing shoot. I've have been twice a victim of Gradv closing because of weather (once in the park and once getting ready to leave for the park that morning), so with the type of weather they are predicting, I would not expect Gradv to make it anywhere near the posted 10:00 PM closing time.

Re: Some Trepidation...Dorney/Great Adventure This Weekend by
GoYanks34 at 10/27/12 2:49:22 PM

It's supposed to rain all day and with sustained winds of 30 mph (not including higher gusts) during the day I think it's pretty safe that KK will not be running, even if the rain doesn't start until later. I don't think it's a good idea to even attempt it. If mandatory evacuations are ordered for the shore towns good luck getting home (that was more for Mike than Paul). I was hoping for a final launch Sun morning but I'm not dealing with that potential mess. When the Hurricane came through last year they closed the park before it even started - wouldn't be surprised if they did that this time around as well.

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SFA and BGE have already announced their closings, I figure the other parks are just trying to make a money grab on parking, but most likely will follow suit if the crowds don't show up.

Re: Some Trepidation...Dorney/Great Adventure This Weekend by
beastmaster at 10/28/12 5:32:29 PM

alpengeistno3 said:

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SFA and BGE have already announced their closings, I figure the other parks are just trying to make a money grab on parking, but most likely will follow suit if the crowds don't show up.

Paul

...and they didn't. I got there about 10:30, got to Toro at 10:45, and they hadn't even dispatched the first train of the day yet. There could not have been 2000 people in the park. One train on Medusa? One train on Nitro? When do you see that? I left about 2:15 and it was just starting to drizzle..yet there were some folks just coming in. I have no idea if the park will make their 10pm closing, but I got 33 rides in 3.5 hours..and that includes walking time.

Mike

The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist...

Re: Some Trepidation...Dorney/Great Adventure This Weekend by
GoYanks34 at 10/28/12 5:56:52 PM

beastmaster said:

...and they didn't. I got there about 10:30, got to Toro at 10:45, and they hadn't even dispatched the first train of the day yet. There could not have been 2000 people in the park. One train on Medusa? One train on Nitro? When do you see that? I left about 2:15 and it was just starting to drizzle..yet there were some folks just coming in. I have no idea if the park will make their 10pm closing, but I got 33 rides in 3.5 hours..and that includes walking time.